Car stake



May 22, 1928. 1,670,926 s. cHlARELLo v CAR STAKE Filed July 27, 1927 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Z 1' G. i 47 av, BY

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May 22, 1928. 1,670,926

s. cHlARELLo CAR STAKE Y ,Filed July 2'7, 1927 3 Sheeis-Sheet 2 T1" G 7 1" @.6. Tia?.

47 1 hi y' 45 //4Z 49 F1 6 6` %0 mi i 6 a lll Patented May 22, 1928.

PATENT OFFICE. j

srEEANo yenmnnrnd or BnooxLYN, NEW Yonx.

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y Application inea J'uiy 2,7,

This invention relates to improvements in car stakes, and more particularly to tele scopic car stakes for flat and gondola 'rail-y way cars.

The primary object ofthe invention is to provide a telescopic car stake: whichisy extremely simplev anddurable i-n construction' as well as efficient in use.

Another object is to providean improved telescopic carstake `embodying means vfor permitting thesame to bef'readily set and maintained 'in extended condition;y

A still further object is'to provide an improved telescopic car stake having means for permitting the same to beA closed and placed in set position vas to not be in the way when not in use andr when the car is used for a purpose not requiring stakes. f

Other objects will `become apparent as the nature of"tlieinvention is better under*- stood, and the'same consists in tl'ienovel form, combination and arrangementfof parts hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings and claimed. 'p

In the. drawingsfwherein like reference characters indicatel corresponding parts throughout the several. views,

Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of a fiat bottom carequippcd with opposed ystakes constructed in' accordance with the present invention, the lstakes being in rear elevation and shown'fin extended condition; i

Figure 2 is a fragmentary'side elevational view showing a pair of the stakes of Figure 1 upon vthe same side `of the carfthe stakes being' in collapsed condition; Figure 3 is an enlarged view partly-inl front elevation V and partly'in section on line 3 3 of Figure 2; 2

Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal section online l--l of Figure 3; f y Figure 5 is a view similar toFigure 3 with the stake in extended condition;

Figure 6 is a vertical section on line 6#6 of Figure 5; .l

Figure 7 is a' vertical section taken on line 7-7 of Figure 3; y f 'y Figure 8 Ais a fragmentar'yinside elevational view of the upper end portion of the stake when in collapsedcondition and look. ing tovvard'the left oiffFigurejf,

Figure 9 is a. fragmentary transverse see` tional View of a gondola car equippedwith a telescopic stake constructed in accordance 1927.` serial No. 20s-,831.

the present car stake includes telescopically associated lower and upper sections' 5L and 6, and the lower section 5 Aembodies a pair of spaced parallel side plates rigidly connected adjacent their forwardfvertical edges by means of a vertical transverse Wall 9`terf minating` short of thel upper ends of the side members 7 and 8` asclearly shown in F-igures, 6 and 7, and also rigidly connected at'their rear. vertical edges and at their upper endsby means of a transverse web 10.

vThe space between theywall 9 and Web 10 andfbetween thesidemembers`7 and 8'is such as to'snugly'slidably` accommodate the upper section 6 lwhen the latter is slid down` wardly into the lower section 5 to the 'collapsed condition offFigu'res 3 and 7, and said upper section 6 :of the stake embodies a barvof I-'beam formation, the' out-er' surfaces ofthe flanges ofwhich are adapted to flatly engage theinner surfaces of the side members 7 and 8 asshownimore clearly in Figures 3 and'4. The flanges Vof the upper stakesection 6 are provided with opposed vertical slots in the lower ends thereof as at 11,*at` the innery side ofthe Aweb 12 ofl said stake section 6, so thatl when the latter is elevated, then shiftedlaterally inwardly, and then lowered, the upper end of the wall 9will seat in the slots 11 for holding the upperv stake section in elevated position as shoWn'in'Figures 5 and 6. Connecting the upper endsof the side members 7 and 8 of the lower stake section 5 and at the forward edges of' said members 7 and 8 isa keeper bar'13 havingf'an inwardly odset centraly portion adapted to be engaged by a down- Wardly facing hook 14 carried/'by the web V12 o'f'sectionf, for holding the stake sectiony 6 against lateralv movement Whenfthe up er end of wall Slis engaged in the slot 11, t us more securely h oldingrthev upper stake section in elevated* position; It will thus be seen thatjwhen'the upperstake section 'is lifted,th'e `hook 14 will be disengaged from thekeeperl bar 13 when the Slotted lower end of the stake section 6 is disengaged from the upper end of wall 9,\thus permitting the stake section 6 to be shifted laterally outwardly and then lowered into the lower' stake section 5 between the wall .9 and the web 10. Suitable means is provided for limiting the lowering movement of the up` per stake section downwardly into the lower stake section 5, and such means may comprise a vertical web connecting the lower ends of the members 7 and 8 and adapted to be received within the slots 11 as shown in *igure 7. -I-Iovwever, such limiting means 1 may embody a horizontal `bottom wall 16 as shown in Figures 10 and 12, connecting the lower ends of the. members 7 and 8 and upon which the lower end of the stake seetion '6 is `adapted to rest when in lowered collapsed position.

Slidably engaged with the inner flanges oftheupper stake section 6 is a C-shaped slide 17 to the inner side of which is attached one endrof a load-binding chain 18 whose other end is adaptedl to be attached to a similar slide carried by the upper stake section of a stake alined therewith and mounted on'the opposite side of the car. In this way, the slide 17 may be freely verticallyv adjusted to the height of the load so that the load binding` chain may be properly positioned in respect to the latter.

i rIhe upper stake section 6 ispreferably of such a length as to have its upper end terminate flushr with the upper end of the lower rstake section 5 when in collapsed condition, and in order to permit the slide 7 to remain in engagement with the flanges lof the upper stake section 6 when the latter is in lowered or collapsed condition, the inner member 7 of the lower stake section 5 is provided with a notch or -cut out 19 in its upper' end within which the slide 17 will seat, as best illustrated in Figures 4, 7 and 8.

Referring more particularly to the em? bodiment of the invention shown in Figures lrto 8 inclusive, the stake `may be secured to the side sill 20 of a car having a flat bottom 21, by means of a swivel member embodying a bolt 22 having a ring member 23 slidably embracing the lower stake section 5. Rigidly provided upon the lower end portion of the lower stake section 5 is a iiange or collar 24 adapted to prevent the stake from being pulled upwardly through the swiveled ring 28 spaced from the extreme lower end of the stake section 5 to permitsaid lower end of the latter to seat within a socket. ring 25 when thek stake is vertically disposed and lowered to the ring 23.` The socket ring 25 is suitably rigidly attached to the vsill 2O beneath the ring 23 of the swivel member and lowering movement ofthe Astake is properly limited by engagement of the collar 24 with the socket ring 25. In this way, the stake is effectively maintained in vertical Vposition when in use, and by manually lifting the stake so that the lower end of the lower stake section 5 is disengaged from the socket ring 25, the stake'm'ay' bevswung forwardly, and downwardly alongside the sill 20 below the bot- Atom 21 to a horizontal inoperative position as indicated dotted lines in` Figure 2. A suitable stop member 26 may be mounted uponthe sill 20 to limit the lowering movement ofl a ycollapsed stake` tol a horizontal position as shown, and when thus disposed, the stake will be entirely out of the way'so as to not interfere withnse of the car for Vother purposes than those'requiring the use of stakes. -It will be under-` stood that the swivelring 23 turns i about the axis definedby bolt22 when the stake is swungL from operative to inoperativev position or viceversa. y t

As shown in Figures 9 to 12 inclusive, the members 23, 24 and 25 maybeomitted, and the lower Section5 of the stake may be rigidly secured to the innerside of the side wall27 of a gondola car, upon the bottom 28 of the latter. In this instance, the side member 8 of the lower stake section may be bolted tothe side wall 27 of the car as at 29, the bottom wall 16 of the lower stake section resting flatly upon thebottom 28 of the car. Further, in this instance, the lower stake section 5 is substantiallyv equal n in height to the height of .the wall 27, thus resulting in the projection of the stake above Y the wall. 27 only whenthestake is in eX-. tended position. Otherwise, the form of the invention showninFigures 9 to 12 inclusive correspond to the construction above de-y scribedy in connection with Figures 1 to 8 inclusive. t v n From the above description it is belived thatl the construction and advantages of the invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in theart, minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed. y i l Vhat I claim as new is 1. In a telescopicV car stake, a lowerV section embodying a pair of spaced side members rigidly connectedadjacent their forward edges by means of a vertical transverse wall terminating at its upper end below the upper ends lof said side members, a transverse web rigidly connecting the upper ends of said side members at their rear edges, and a transverse keeper bar connecting theV upper ends of said side members yat theirforward edges and having an inwardly offset intermediate portion, an upper section of I' beam formation'. slidable into' the lower sec-` tion between said vertical wall and said transverse web and having slots in the lower ends of its Aflanges adapted to receive the upper end of said vertical wall when the i upper section is slightly lowered after being elevated and shifted laterally and inwardly, a downwardly facingl hook on the web of said upper section adapted to engage the inwardly offset portion of said keeper bar when 4said upper section is so slightly lowered, and means to limit downward movement of the upper section into said lower section when the stake is collapsed.

2. In a telescopic car stake, a lower section embodying a pair of spaced side members rigidly connected adjacent their forward edges by means of a vertical transverse wall terminating at its upper end below the upper ends of said side members, a transverse web rigidly connecting the upper ends of said side members at their rear edges, and a transverse keeper bar connecting the upper ends of said side members at their forward edges and having an inwardly offset intermediate portion, an upper section of I-beam formation slidable into thelower section between said vertical wall and said transverse web and having slots in the lower ends of its flanges adapted to receive the upper end of said vertical wall when the upper section is slightly lowered vafter being elevated and shifted laterally and inwardly, a downwardly facing hook on the web of said upper section adapted to engage the inwardly offset portion of said keeper bar when said upper section is so slightly lowered, and means to limit downward movement of the upper section into said lower section when the stake :is collapsed, said last named means embodying a transverse vertical web connecting the lower ends of said side members and adapted to seat insaid slots.

3. In a telescopic car stake, a. lower section embodying a pair of spaced side members rigidly connected adjacent their forward edges by means of a vertical transverse wall terminating at its upper end below the upper ends of said side members, a transverse web rigidly connecting the upper ends of said side members at their rearv edges, and a transverse keeper bar connecting the upper ends of said side members attheir forward edges and having an inwardly offset intermediate portion, an upper section of I-beam formation slidable into the lower section between said vertical wall and said transverse web and having slots in the lower ends of its flanges adapted to receive the upper end of said vertical wall when the upper section is slightly lowered after being elevated and shifted laterally and inwardly, a downwardly facing hook on the web of said upper section adapted to engagethe inwardly offset portion of said keeper bar when said upper sect-ion is so slightly lowered, means to limit downward movement of the upper section into said lower section when the stake is collapsed, and a C-shaped slide embracing the inner flanges of said upper section and having a load binding chain attached thereto, the inner side member of the lower sect-ion being cut-away at its upper end to receive the slide when the stake is collapsed.

4. In a telescopic car stake, a lower ksectiony embodying a pair of spaced side members rigidly connected adjacent their forward edges by means of a vertical transverse wall terminating at its upper end below the upper ends of said side members, a transverse web rigidly connecting the upper ends of said side members at their rear edges, and a transverse keeper bar connecting the upper ends of said side members at their forward edges and having an inwardly offset intermediate portion, an upper section of I- beam formation slidable into the lower section between 'said .vertical wall and said transverse web and having slots in the lower ends of its flanges adapted to receive the upper section is slightly lowered after being elevated and shifted laterally and inwardly, a downwardly facing hookon the web of said upper section adapted to engage the inwardly offset portion of said keeper bar when said upper section is so slightly lowered, means to limit downwardmovement of the upper section into said lower section when the stake is collapsed, a ring swiveled to the side of the car and slidably embracing the lower section, a fixed collar on the lower section below thek swiveled ring, and a socket ring fixed to the car below the swiveled ring adapted to receive the lower end of the lower section to hold the stake in a vertical position with the fixed collar resting on the socket ring and spaced from the swiveled ring sufficiently to permit elevation of the stake to disengage the lower end of the lower section from said socket ring.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STEFANO CHIARELLO. v

B5 upper end of said vertical wall whenl the 

